tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617743654624331674.post6311096231436210880..comments2023-05-15T04:59:41.895-07:00Comments on Zenosaurus: John Tarrant's Course in Koans: 11 The Coin Lost In The River—The Zenosaurus Course in KoansJohn Tarranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14530088094797022315noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617743654624331674.post-63232212706413120222010-08-10T13:38:11.769-07:002010-08-10T13:38:11.769-07:00Thanks John for the Basho The Coin Lost in the Riv...Thanks John for the Basho The Coin Lost in the River. I found it and your comments very touching. Where is home has been a koan for for a while. I think this just helped me figure it out! A deep bow, Ritaquierosaberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06231380732309927375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617743654624331674.post-33328379521520964342010-07-03T12:31:31.400-07:002010-07-03T12:31:31.400-07:00Thank you. I read this passage again, and read th...Thank you. I read this passage again, and read the koan again, and suddenly tears began to well up in my eyes. <br /><br />I thought the coin was lost but it has always been here. It has been present in my feeling of its own absence and in my longing for it. Wandering away from the river can take me no closer to it, jumping into the river has taken me no farther from it.<br /><br />I'm still tumbling in the river, but the coin has always been in my hand.<br /><br />CliftonUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380344880893899902noreply@blogger.com